Arsenal fans in the Transfer Tavern were back in high spirits this week as their side returned to winning ways in the Premier League, and got off the mark in Europe as well.

Arsene Wenger’s men suffered a 4-0 thrashing away at Liverpool just prior to the international break to already mount the pressure on the Gunners chief, yet his team responded with a comfortable 3-0 success over Bournemouth on Saturday, with Danny Welbeck netting twice for the North London giants.

As such, those Gunners fans lining up at the bar were in good voice over the weekend, and they have been in high spirits all week as their team also recorded victory over Cologne in their first Europa League game of the campaign, beating the Bundesliga outfit 3-1 on Thursday.

However, it again appears that it will be another season of criticism aimed at Wenger following his new two-year contract over the summer, which is why Arsenal fans may be interested in recent reports that Carlo Ancelotti could be after a return to the Premier League in the near future.

The current Bayern Munich boss won the title with Chelsea back in 2009 and has also tasted domestic success in three other countries, as well as winning three Champions League crowns, two with AC Milan, and one with Real Madrid.

Yet recent reports suggest that the 58-year-old is interested in returning to English football six years after losing his job at Stamford Bridge, and here are THREE reasons why him and Arsenal are a match made in heaven…

He’s a winner

Quite simply, Ancelotti would bring a trophy-winning pedigree that is unrivalled by many in European football.

The 58-year-old has won four league titles, all in different countries, as well as a whole host of domestic and European honours, including the Coppa Italia with AC Milan in 2003, the FA Cup with Chelsea in 2010, and the Copa del Rey with Real Madrid in 2014.

Add in three Champions League titles and many other pieces of silverware, and Ancelotti is one of the most decorated and successful managers in the game at present, and thus would bring a trophy-winning ethos to Arsenal which, in the main, has deserted them for a number of years now.

Proven in Premier League before

Ancelotti took over at Chelsea back in the summer of 2009 and needed just one season to turn them into Premier League champions, while at the same time he also won the FA Cup.

And the fact he has proven himself in English football, as well as several other top European leagues, makes him a perfect choice for the Gunners, who haven’t won the title since 2004, and haven’t done anything in Europe of note since reaching the Champions League final in 2006.

Many felt Ancelotti was unlucky to lose his job at Stamford Bridge in 2011, having endured a trophy-less campaign, but his arrival at Arsenal would make them feared once again, in the same way Manchester City are under Pep Guardiola, and Manchester United are under Jose Mourinho.

Whatever your opinion of Wenger, his reputation has taken a hit in recent years, and maybe he is now not in the same league as Messrs Guardiola and Mourinho – Ancelotti is though, and his proven track record in the Premier League would make him ideal for Arsenal.

Three-times a Champions League winner

One of Wenger’s biggest criticisms of his time at Arsenal is his lack of success on the European stage (this season may be the first in which they haven’t played Champions League under him, but they rarely do anything in the competition anyway).

A runners-up finish in 2006 is the best Wenger can boast from two decades in charge, while seven successive round of 16 exits highlights their immense issue in competing with Europe’s best.

Yet Ancelotti is the joint-most successful manager in European Cup history, alongside Bob Paisley, having won the competition three times, twice with AC Milan and once with Real Madrid.

Two Champions League titles is a sensational achievement – the likes of Guardiola, Mourinho, and Sir Alex Ferguson have won two – but when that calibre of manager don’t have three, you know what a remarkable effort it is from Ancelotti to reach that number.

His European pedigree is unquestionable – Arsenal would be a different force in the Champions League were he in charge, as opposed to the perennial knockout stage failures.